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Skype?
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 6 Comments

Hi Can anybody recommend a cheap phone to use with Skype? Any advice about VOIP generally would be gratefully received. Thanks Caagh

BPI Obtain Court Order To Reveal UK File Sharers
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 0 Comments

See http://www.zeropaid.com/news/articl...o/10152004d.php

BT Broadband upgrade: Good news, Bad News!
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 0 Comments

GOOD NEWS Hooray: 2mbit upgrade goes live on Saturday - well, that's only 5 days without a service thanks to BT cockups. Hooray #2: Downloaded Whitebox Linux ISO CDs (3) in about 1.5 hours! BAD...

BR Broadband upgrade: Good news, bad news...
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 0 Comments

GOOD NEWS Hooray: 2mbit upgrade goes live on Saturday - well, that's only 5 days without a service thanks to BT cockups. Hooray #2: Downloaded Whitebox Linux ISO CDs (3) in about 1.5 hours! BAD...

Example Cisco ADSL config for Pipex (UK)
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 2 Comments

I am looking for an example ADSL config for Pipex (UK) I am using a 2600 router but a config for any cisco router would be fine. Any help appreciated ! Drop the ZZZ to reply Cheers ...

PlusNet or Zen
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 18 Comments

Who would people advise between PlusNet and Zen, it's getting closer to ordering time. I was always going to go to PlusNet but am slowly drifting towards Zen, at only £1 extra a week for 1MB that...

AOL Broadband
Posted on October 18th, 2004 | 15 Comments

For £29.99 a month AOL provide 1Meg service with no capping. Apart from the cheesy HDD gobbling software does anyone know whether they operate port blocking of P2P apps or any other disadvantages...

OneTel Broadband Prob
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 1 Comments

I'm trying to help a friend set up a new computer to the internet, he has a OneTel broadband connection which works fine on his old machine but won't connect on his new machine. I've not been round...

Plusnet Enhanced Spam Service!
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 9 Comments

I started to receive e-mails from Plusnet regarding their enhanced spam service being activated on my account. I thought little of it thinking i had receive an email notice per email account, but...

Bulldog dsl down for 4 days
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Lo all. For the past 4 days my Bulldog dsl connection hasn't worked. I've emailed them twice and received the standard "We are experiencing a high number of emails..." etc both times. According to...

Migrating AWAY from BT (for obvious reasons)
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Folks, If I migrate my (19+) broadband accounts away from BT to another ISP how much service outage can I expect in reality. I appreciate all sites will need to reconfigure their router...

Multiple PCs on BT Broadband Basic
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 2 Comments

BT state that BT Broadband Basic (£19.99 per month) is not suitable for connecting multiple PCs and that for multiple PCs BT Broadband (£24.99 per month) is required. Does anyone know why this is?...

final questions (I hope)
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 4 Comments

OK I'm about ready to sign up for broadband - final 2 questions: If I start with a 512k or 1MB service, with a cap, to test and see what it's like, do ISPs charge if I want to quickly upgrade? Is...

BB: Download speed capped during working hours - Is this normal?
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 7 Comments

Hi there, I have been delving into the wide world of BB, and found that the only service in my area actually caps download speeds to 512mbps during the day and then reverts to your main package...

test
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 0 Comments

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New router wanted (possibly)
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hi All I currently have a Draytek 2600, I route a second subnet with this and use NAT for my networked PC's and have 2 webservers on the second subnet. I have read numerous how too's and even have a...

Best router and adapter bundle?
Posted on October 17th, 2004 | 9 Comments

Broadband is coming to this area at the end of next week and I've been looking around for the best wireless router and desktop PC adapter bundle. Am I best going for a PCI card or a USB adapter? I...

Can anyone confirm that Wanadoo limit is not enforced?
Posted on October 16th, 2004 | 9 Comments

I've had to move back in with my parents so I am using their 30gb limit Wanadoo connection and I don't want go over, but I have read that Wanadoo are not enforcing the limit till next year, does...

Migration question
Posted on October 16th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Hi, I'm currently with Central Point and I'm thinking about migrating to PlusNet. Central Point use Telefonica as their supplier and PlusNet use BT, will this mean that I won't be able to do a...

getting wifi to work between rooms using multiple access points
Posted on October 16th, 2004 | 6 Comments

hi, i have a question about how to achieve the following goal. i've got 4 rooms in my house. i've got an ADSL based internet connection. to get this, i have an ADSL modem connected to an ADSL...